Arthur Ashe Quotes
You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don't feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
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I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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When I was a kid in Michigan, I used to play ball with a town team on Sunday. Of course, I'd go to church first. Played the church organ, as a matter of fact.
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I don't think a lot of actors talk about it, but there's usually a process where you essentially purge yourself of the character that you played prior to the movie.
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In the process of evolution, the body lasts for some time and then will take other body and take other body and take other body until the final redemption from diversity is transcended.
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There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.
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When I arrived at Barcelona, I was following a dream, but I now realize sometimes it's better to be content with what you have rather than follow a dream which nearly kills you.
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We need to change America's image round the world. America has lost some lustre in terms of how folks aspire to be like us.
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'Twilight's got some avid - and rabid - fans.
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As someone who works from home, my top style tip is to make sure you get dressed in the morning.
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People really love editorial cartoons, and I think publishers understand that.
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We would like to make it quite clear that we are not migrants into the U.K. But we are the citizens of a state that belongs to the European Union who can take jobs anywhere freely within the European Union.
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If Asian America exists, it is because of systemic racism.
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I do not believe the American people are going to confuse hatred for passion.
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.
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To be honest, the core reason why I became an actor was that I didn't want to go to school. That's where it started. I hated opening my history books and my English books, but then, of course, you grow older. I went to film school in New York, and that's when you really realize that you have to grow up now. It's not child's play anymore.
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I actually have more shoes than anyone will ever know.
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Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs.
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When the faith is strong enough, it is sufficient just to be. It's a journey towards simplicity, towards quietness, towards a kind of joy that is not in time. It's a journey that has taken us from primary identification with our body and our psyche, on to an identification with God, and ultimately beyond identification.
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'Power' is Andy Bean's first television job, ever. Talk about sticking the landing at first go!
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I believe in allowing your child to be who they want to be - as long as they want to be something great.
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I have pledged my word to help people on to truth while living and - will keep my word. Let them abuse and revile me. Let some call me a medium, and a Spiritualist, and others an imposter. The day will come when posterity will learn to know me better.
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See, you asked the wrong question. What is good or bad is not my issue. If you pick up things from every nook and cranny and demand answers from me, then aise kaam kaise chalega how will we manage. Whatever my party’s official stand is, I reflect only that.
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Those life experiences that helped shaped my political beliefs are with me in every position I take and every vote that I cast - whether it be in favor of comprehensive immigration reform, strengthening Social Security and Medicare, or improving our nation's education system.
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You come to realize that life is short, and you have to step up. Don't feel sorry for me. Much is expected of those who are strong.
